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Third-party arrangements
Fact sheet
The Standards for Registered Training Organisations 2015 include a number of clauses that set out how registered training organisations (RTOs) should engage and manage their relationships with third parties.
The clauses relating to third-party arrangements help ensure learners and prospective learners receive appropriate, high-quality training and support services and accurate information about any training they choose to undertake.
This fact sheet suggests steps your RTO can take to help ensure your third-party arrangements meet these requirements. (This document is provided to assist RTOs understand their obligations. It is not a part of the Standards for Registered Training Organisations 2015.)
What is a third-party arrangement?
The Standards for Registered Training Organisations 2015 define a 'third party' as any party that provides services on behalf of the RTO. This definition does not include a contract of employment between an RTO and an employee.
Services means training, assessment, related educational and support services and/or any activities related to the recruitment of prospective learners. It does not include services such as student counselling, mediation or information and communications technology (ICT) support.
Educational and support services may include:
- pre-enrolment materials
- study support and study skills programs
- language, literacy and numeracy (LLN) programs or referrals to these programs
- equipment, resources and/or programs to increase access for learners with disabilities and other learners
- learning resource centres
- flexible scheduling and delivery of training and assessment
- learning materials in alternative formats, for example, in large print
- learning and assessment programs contextualised to the workplace, and
- any other services that the RTO considers necessary to support learners to achieve competency.
What kind of third-party arrangements could RTOs have?
An RTO might be involved in third-party arrangements with:
- other RTOs
- non-registered training providers
- recruitment agents or brokers
- employment/job services agencies
|Type of third party
|How the arrangement works
|Registered training organisation
An RTO may engage another registered training organisation in order to provide specific training and assessment to its learners on its behalf.
For example, an RTO—'ABC Training'—delivers SIS30313 Certificate III in Fitness, which requires the delivery of HLTAID003 Provide first aid as a core unit. 'ABC Training' decides to engage a third-party RTO—'Uptown Training'—to deliver HLTAID003 Provide first aid to its learners. Although 'Uptown Training' undertakes the training and assessment, it is ABC Training that would record the outcome for the unit and issue the record of results and testamur accordingly.
This type of arrangement was sometimes previously referred to as a 'partnership' or 'auspicing' arrangement.
The Standards for RTOs now describe this type of arrangement as a third-party arrangement (Clause 5.4) or agreement (Clauses 2.3, 8.3).
|Non-registered training provider
An RTO may engage another organisation (that is not an RTO) in order to provide specific training and assessment to its learners on its behalf.
For example, an RTO—'DEF Training'—delivers CHC30212 - Certificate III in Aged Care.
DEF Training decides to engage the 'Autumn of our Lives Aged Care Facility' to deliver learning and assessment which has been contextualised to the workplace.
Autumn of our Lives Aged Care Facility might undertake some assessment on behalf of DEF Training, but as the RTO, DEF Training is responsible for determining the final competency result and issuing the testamur and record of results.
|Student recruitment agent /broker
An RTO may engage an individual or party to recruit students on behalf of the RTO.
For example, a third party organisation—'Skills Today'—advertises SIT40313 Certificate IV in Hospitality on its website on behalf of 'ABC Training'. As part of its third-party arrangement, Skills Today collects student enrolment information and on behalf of ABC Training. Skills Today subsequently provides the student enrolments to ABC Training. This is considered a third-party arrangement, whether or not a commission is paid to Skills Today.
|Employment service provider
An organisation that helps find jobs for individuals seeking employment.
In order to source employment for individuals and provide skilled workers to employers, an Employment Service Provider may source training from one or more RTOs in order to upskill their clients.
For example, an employment service provider—'Top Skills Employment'—has an agreement in place with an RTO— 'ABC Training'—which specifies that Top Skills Employment may utilise ABC Training for training and assessment to be provided to its clients. ABC Training may or may not provide a fee to Top Skills Employment in exchange for the enrolment of Top Skills' clients into a training product delivered by ABC Training.
What is not considered to be a third-party arrangement?
|How the arrangement works
|Government-appointed intermediary (including some community organisations and some employment service providers)
A government-appointed intermediary refers clients to various programs, including to training provided by RTOs.
Government-appointed intermediaries do not recruit learners on behalf of specific RTOs, but rather, fulfil their obligations in relation to their clients, on behalf of government departments. These intermediaries do not receive funding from a government departments, RTOs or prospective learners in exchange for referrals.
For example, a government-appointed intermediary—CUE Training Centre—has an arrangement in place with a government department to provide programs to unemployed youth, which may include a training component. 'CUE Training Centre' refers its clients to one or more government contracted RTOs in order to provide training to its clients.
Examples of government appointed intermediaries include Australian Apprenticeship Centres, Disability Services Commission, Department of Correctional Services, some employment service providers and the Migrant Resource Centres.
However, in some cases, these government-appointed intermediaries may be providing other services or referring other prospective learners on behalf of the RTO. These cases are considered third-party arrangements and are therefore subject to the relevant Standards.
For example, the ABP Workfind employment agency may have been appointed by a government agency to identify their client is in the target group for a funded training program place. ABP Workfind refers its clients to one of several RTOs under this arrangement. ABP Workfind does not receive a fee for this referral and is not considered to be a third party as it is operating on behalf of the state government.
However, ABP also has an agreement in place with a specific RTO—'Quality Training'—which specifies that ABP Workfind will utilise Quality Training for training and assessment to be provided to its clients. Quality Training may or may not pay ABP Workfind a fee in exchange for the enrolment of clients into a training product delivered by Quality Training. This arrangement would be considered a third-party arrangement.
Understanding the third-party requirements of the Standards
Clause 2.3
'The RTO ensures that where services are provided on its behalf by a third party, the provision is the subject of a written agreement.'
Your RTO must have a written agreement where a third party provides services on your behalf.
The definition of third parties does not include:
- contract arrangements with trainers and/or assessors,
- a workplace supervisor who contributes to evidence collection or training, or
- government-appointed intermediaries
What might a written agreement include?
Your written agreement with a third party providing training and assessment services on your behalf might include:
- the name of your RTO and the third party.
- the start and end date of the agreement.
- details of the RTO's operations, including all delivery locations in Australia or elsewhere
- clauses detailing your RTO's obligations under the agreement—for example, setting out which party will issue qualifications and statements of attainment; which party will provide pre-enrolment information; and which party will collect learner fees and enrolment information
- clauses detailing the obligations of the third party—for example, setting out which party will provide the training and assessment materials, resources and facilities
- the mechanisms through which your RTO will systematically monitor the third party (e.g. if the third party is providing the training and assessment materials, resources and facilities and developing marketing initiatives, set out how you will review these prior to use for all delivery sites and how you will ensure that trainers and assessors provided by the third party meet the requirements of the Standards)
- record-keeping procedures for student enrolment information and completed student assessments.
- clauses relating to which party will validate completed student assessments
- any of your RTO's obligations, or the third party's obligations, relating to VET FEE-HELP, government-funded subsidies or other financial support, and
- clauses requiring the third party to cooperate with ASQA and to provide accurate responses to requests about delivery of services
Your written agreement with a third party providing recruitment services on your behalf might include:
- the name of your RTO and the third party
- the start and end date of the agreement.
- clauses detailing your RTO's obligations under the agreement—for example, you might stipulate that your RTO will review all marketing initiatives, provide current and accurate pre-enrolment information, and ensure that all information provided to a learner meets the requirements specified in Clauses 4.1, 5.1, 5.2, 5.3, and 5.4 of the Standards. You might stipulate that the RTO will ensure that all materials in languages other than English will be translated by the RTO to ensure it meets the requirements.
- clauses detailing the obligations of the third party—for example, you might stipulate that the third party will provide your RTO with all marketing material before publishing, provide learner enrolment information and learner fees to the RTO, and train the third party's staff to be able to assist with training package and enrolment enquiries.
- any of your RTO's obligations, or the third party's obligations, relating to VET FEE-HELP, government-funded subsidies or other financial support
- detail of arrangements for commission or fees to be retained by the third party
- the mechanisms through which your RTO will systematically monitor the third party, and
- clauses requiring the third party to cooperate with ASQA and to provide accurate responses to requests about provision of services.
Clause 2.4
'The RTO has sufficient strategies and resources to systematically monitor any services delivered on its behalf, and uses these to ensure that the services delivered comply with these Standards at all times.'
When developing a strategy to monitor your agreements, you can consider:
- Timeframes for monitoring—when and how often?
- Procedures for monitoring—who will conduct the review and how will outcomes of the review be acted upon?
- How will you monitor student assessments, pre-enrolment information given to students, training and assessment resources, facilities and equipment, trainer/assessor competencies and qualifications, marketing/advertising information, issuance of qualifications/statements of attainment and records management practices?
- How will you implement strategies for two-way feedback between your RTO and the third party?
Clause 4.1
'Information, whether disseminated directly by the RTO or on its behalf, is both accurate and factual, and:
- accurately represents the services it provides and the training products on its scope of registration;
- includes its RTO Code;
- refers to another person or organisation in its marketing material only if the consent of that person or organisation has been obtained;
- uses the NRT Logo only in accordance with the conditions of use specified in Schedule 4;
- makes clear where a third party is recruiting prospective learners for the RTO on its behalf;
- distinguishes where it is delivering training and assessment on behalf of another RTO or where training and assessment is being delivered on its behalf by a third party;
- distinguishes between nationally recognised training and assessment leading to the issuance of AQF certification documentation from any other training or assessment delivered by the RTO;
- includes the code and title of any training product, as published on the National Register, referred to in that information;
- only advertises or markets a non-current training product while it remains on the RTO's scope of registration;
- only advertises or markets that a training product it delivers will enable learners to obtain a licensed or regulated outcome where this has been confirmed by the industry regulator in the jurisdiction in which it is being advertised;
- includes details about any VET FEE-HELP, government funded subsidy or other financial support arrangements associated with the RTO's provision of training and assessment; and
- does not guarantee that:
- a learner will successfully complete a training product on its scope of registration; or
- a training product can be completed in a manner which does not meet the requirements of Clause 1.1 and 1.2; or
- a learner will obtain a particular employment outcome where this is outside the control of the RTO.'
Your RTO must ensure that all recruitment activities comply with the Standards, regardless of whether they are undertaken by your RTO or by another party.
What constitutes activities related to third-party recruitment?
Recruitment involves direct two-way communication with a prospective learner. These activities may include:
- making direct approaches to individuals to encourage them to enrol in specific training and/or assessment, (e.g. door to door sales)
- having conversations with individuals to encourage them to enrol in specific training and assessment (e.g. manning a booth at a trade show)
- responding to direct enquiries from individual prospective learners about enrolling in specific training and assessment (e.g. responding to enquiry forms on a website)
- receiving enrolment information from learners which is then passed onto an RTO, and
- receiving submissions as part of a process involving analysis of evidence intended to lead a prospective learner enrolling with an RTO for an RPL process.
What does not constitute activities related to third-party recruitment?
Activities involving one-way communication with a prospective learner—where responses are directed back to the RTO—are not considered to be third-party recruitment. These activities may include:
- advertising, e.g. newspaper, radio, television, Yellow Pages
- mass email messages to prospective learners where any responses are submitted to the RTO, and
- website advertising that provides a link to an RTO's website for enquiries and enrolment.
It is important to remember that, regardless of who carries out the activities, the RTO is still responsible for ensuring they comply with the Standards.
Meeting the third-party requirements of the NVR Act
The National Vocational Education and Training Regulator Amendment Act 2015, which came into effect in April 2015, has amended the requirements in the National Vocational Education and Training Regulator Act 2011 (NVR Act) relating to advertising training products.
The NVR Act now stipulates that any person publishing an advertisement, representing or providing a VET training product must include the name and registration code of the RTO that will issue the VET qualification or statement of attainment.
Failure to do so is an offence under Section 123A of the NVR Act, and attracts a civil penalty (as specified in Section 123B of the NVR Act).
Clause 5.1
'Prior to enrolment or the commencement of training and assessment, whichever comes first, the RTO provides advice to the prospective learner about the training product appropriate to meeting the learner's needs, taking into account the individual's existing skills and competencies.'
The Standards for RTOs 2015 have a strengthened focus on meeting the skilling needs of industry and of individual learners, which is clearly articulated in Clauses 1.2 and 5.1.
The Standards make clear that each individual learner must be assessed with regard to their existing skills, knowledge and experience prior to commencement. While the extent of this assessment could vary greatly between training products and between individual learners, RTOs are responsible for:
- determining what the most suitable training product is from the perspective of meeting the training needs of the individual learner, and
- providing relevant advice to the learner.
To properly administer such assessment, a person must have strong knowledge of relevant training products, the skills to assess the learner's characteristics and the ability to identify a suitable training product. The Standards do not prescribe any requirements for who might undertake this assessment and therefore do not mandate any particular qualification, skill or knowledge requirements. However, RTOs are advised to ensure that any people undertaking these tasks—including third parties—have suitable skills, knowledge and experience to administer such assessment.
Clause 5.2
'Prior to enrolment or the commencement of training and assessment, whichever comes first, the RTO provides, in print or through referral to an electronic copy, current and accurate information that enables the learner to make informed decisions about undertaking training with the RTO and at a minimum includes the following content:
- the training and assessment, and related educational and support services the RTO will provide to the learner including the:
- name and contact details of any third party that will provide training and/or assessment, and related educational and support services to the learner on the RTO's behalf; and
- the learner's rights, including:
- if the RTO, or a third party delivering training and assessment on its behalf, closes or ceases to deliver any part of the training product that the learner is enrolled in.'
Prior to enrolment or commencement, your RTO must ensure that learners are told about any third parties who are involved in the training, assessment and/or related services. Learners must also be provided with the contact details of the third party.
The RTO must ensure that learners are notified of the procedure which will be followed if a third party delivering training and assessment on its behalf is unable to fulfil its obligations in providing that training and assessment.
Clause 5.3
'Where the RTO collects fees from the individual learner, either directly or through a third party, the RTO provides or directs the learner to information prior to enrolment or the commencement of training and assessment, whichever comes first, specifying:
- all relevant fee information including:
- fees that must be paid to the RTO; and
- payment terms and conditions including deposits and refunds'
Your pre-enrolment information must clearly specify all of the fees which must be paid to the RTO and/or to the third party. The fee information in your pre-enrolment information also needs to be consistent with the fee arrangements specified in the agreement between your RTO and third party.
Clause 5.4
'Where there are any changes to agreed services, the RTO advises the learner as soon as practicable, including in relation to any new third-party arrangements or a change in ownership or changes to existing third-party arrangements.'
If there are any changes to your third-party arrangements, your RTO must communicate these changes to the learner.
Clause 6.1
'The RTO has a complaints policy to manage and respond to allegations involving the conduct of:
- a third party providing services on the RTO's behalf, its trainers, assessors or other staff'
Clause 6.2
'The RTO has an appeals policy to manage requests for a review of decisions, including assessment decisions, made by the RTO or a third party providing services on the RTO's behalf.
Your RTO must have a complaints and appeals policy or policies. These must include information about how learners can submit complaints and appeals about any third parties delivering services on its behalf.
Clause 7.3
'Where the RTO requires, either directly or through a third party, a prospective or current learner to prepay fees in excess of a total of $1500 (being the threshold prepaid fee amount), the RTO must meet the requirements set out in the Requirements for Fee Protection in Schedule 6.'
Requirements for protection of pre-paid fees from learners also apply to pre-paid fees collected by third parties.
Where the RTO does not collect more than $1500 in pre-paid fees from any learner, they are not required to have protection measures in place.
Clause 8.2
The RTO ensures that any third party delivering services on its behalf is required under written agreement to cooperate with the VET Regulator:
- by providing accurate and factual responses to information requests from the VET Regulator relevant to the delivery of services; and
- in the conduct of audits and the monitoring of its operations.
Your written agreements with any third parties must specify that the third party will cooperate with ASQA by providing information where requested and in the conduct of audits.
While ASQA does not regulate third parties, it can require third parties delivering services on behalf of RTOs to provide information, or participate in audit activity, for the purpose of determining whether an RTO complies with all requirements under the Standards for Registered Training Organisations 2015.
Clause 8.3
'The RTO notifies the Regulator:
- Of any written agreement entered into under Clause 2.3 for the delivery of services on its behalf within 30 calendar days of that agreement being entered into or prior to the obligations under the agreement taking effect, whichever occurs first, and
- Within 30 calendar days of the agreement coming to an end.'
Your RTO must notify ASQA whenever you start or end a third-party agreement. You can notify ASQA via the Third Party Service Arrangement notification form.
More information
Refer to the Standards for Registered Training Organisations 2015 and the ASQA Users' Guide to the Standards for Registered Training Organisations 2015
Contact ASQA
Contact the ASQA Infoline on 1300 701 801 between Monday and Friday, 9.00 am to 7.00 pm AEST, or email enquiries [at] asqa.gov.au


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Premier global law firm Baker & McKenzie has advised power products provider R&S Group on its acquisition of Tesar S.r.l., a leading Italian manufacturer of cast-resin transformers. The addition of Tesar marks an important step in strengthening the R&S Group's position as a leading European company in the niche market for components used in power distribution and electrical infrastructure.
The Zurich, Milan and Warsaw offices of Baker & McKenzie advised R&S Group on the acquisition, with a team led by Marcel Giger (Zurich), Alberto Fornari and Alessandra Fabri (Milan).
The R&S Group is an internationally active provider in selected niche markets for power products. With manufacturing facilities and offices across Europe and a wide global partner network, the R&S Group offers distribution and power transformers, medium up to extra-high voltage switching devices as well as certain products for railway electrification and high-current connectors. The R&S Group is owned by the industry participation fund CGS III (Jersey) LP.
Giorgio Vannotti, Chairman of the R&S Group and Partner at CGS Management AG, said, "Tesar is strengthening the R&S Group's product portfolio by contributing high-quality cast-resin transformers." The group's CEO Marc Aeschlimann adds, "With its solid operations in the Middle East and North Africa and the technological extension of its existing portfolio, Tesar offers existing R&S Group companies excellent market opportunities."
Baker & McKenzie partner Marcel Giger said, "With the integration of Tesar, the R&S Group is set to become an important player in the European transformers market. We were therefore very pleased to advise on such a significant deal."
The Baker & McKenzie team who advised on this acquisition included Marcel Giger, Timo Leis, Alberto Fornari, Alessandra Fabri and Konrad Konarski.

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http://www.sportsbookreview.com/soccer/ - Liverpool will be looking to continue their great play into this coming weekend after delivering a 3-0 shutout to Man. U. They come in as favorites against Cardiff City who suffered a loss in last week's league play. Take a look at our handicapper's top Soccer picks for this match-up.
Check out the full article here: Cardiff City vs. Liverpool
Today's guest is Barrie from Premiership Tips


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Nov 16 (Reuters) - Former U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner is joining private-equity firm Warburg Pincus, the Wall Street Journal reported on Saturday.
Geithner, who played a major role in combating the global financial crisis during the four years he served as Treasury secretary, will join the New York-based firm in March as president and managing director, the newspaper reported Geithner as saying in an interview.
Geithner stepped down as Treasury secretary in January and is credited with helping to calm the financial storm that swept through Wall Street in 2007-2009.
Reuters was not immediately able to contact Geithner or Warburg Pincus for comment.


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How to Solve Models Labor Problem?
Sara Ziff, Founder and Executive Director of the Model Alliance (Credit: Nikola Tamindzic)
By now, we all know what the labor problems with the modeling industry are: underage workers, sexual harassment, rape, low to no pay, extreme working conditions, drugs, nepotism, racism, scams, forced eating disorders and the list goes on to amount to some rather obscene stuff. There is more partiality over jobs than what jobs actually exist. Magazine covers are exclusively reserved for the children of the "establishment" rather than for the value of aesthetics. Advertising campaigns, runways, catalogs and commercials are filled with more girlfriends, boyfriends, cousins, aunts, friends and friends of friend's daughters that did us that favor one time when we were in trouble with the IRS than they are qualified workers. Do we have an industry or do we have a hobby?
The fashion industry is plagued with systemic problems and they are getting more and more obvious. It is heavily if not wholly reliant on the labor of children and undocumented workers. New York Fashion Week is not NYFW. It is Euro-Week in New York. You see a beautiful, European-esque young girl on the runway and think "prestige", but what we really have is a barely legal, undocumented worker who may not eat tonight and is probably not getting paid. Welcome to America – the Model America!
In recent year The Model Alliance has made some very important headway in advocating for the protection of underage models under the New York State Law for Child Performers. It has been a great move in bringing attention and supporting the message that there is definitely a deep burdening problem throughout the industry. A problem we should be ashamed of as we rally for labor rights in China over Apple Computer manufacturing, we easily glorify nothing more than human trafficking here. There is still so much more work to do. There is a dark side to this business and it is a catch twenty-two because of two factors: Agencies, and the fact the models are Independent Contractors. There are no unions for models so there is no buffer between the agencies and the labor force. As a result, models lack union protection.
I'm always asked about what I think about the labor issues in the modeling industry and it is a mixed bag being that I have had an overall positive experience. During my teenage years in New York, I was a bit more outspoken than most. I knew how to shut down advances from photographers, how to avoid Champaign and Cocaine and how to not get caught up in the agency paradigm of indentured servitude. I also wasn't after immediate fame, fortune or a rich boyfriend so my personal experience has been quite different but I have been among those models that have suffered, got caught up and lost.
If the modeling industry is really a freelance market than it should be just like that. However, we all know laissez-faire doesn't work. If it did we wouldn't be experiencing the problems that we are. Agencies should be decentralized. They should be turn into marketing companies (which is what is happening anyway) but they should not have dominance over the labor force as they presently do. Too much control in one place leads to corruption. Agencies position themselves to control access to clients, bookings wages, bookkeeping and accounting systems. The control, the work schedules and the entire lives of agency represented models. However, agencies are quick to relieve themselves of power and control by stating that models are independent contractors.
I think models should remain largely Independent Contractors. I also think there should be traditional employers as well such as we are seeing in a smaller context of certain online retailers and so forth. Having experience as an agency represented model and as a freelance model, I will say that I have enjoyed my career and the fruits from it much more as a freelance model. Agencies can be like an abusive relationship where they create interdependency to the point that the model cannot function on her own, may be exploited, pressured into inappropriate circumstances. Up until The Model Alliance, a reporting system did not exist. Now at least the idea is in the minds of the labor force even if it isn't full being leveraged.
Although the Model Alliance is not a union, I do think there should be a union but not like SAG (Screen Actors Guild). The SAG union structure has its own challenges but I believe this discussion should be a shared vision among the labor force – and not the agencies, publishing companies, media houses and vertically integrated fashion empires. It should be among the workers first. The problem is that most of the workers don't have a voice and do not know that they should because they are too young, they don't speak a common language and there is no education or awareness. We have a voiceless society of workers with a misguided public.


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|Michaela Rachor, Deer by Pond
Water's Edge
April 9-May 31, 2017
Journey through the Water's Edge with artists from Spectrum ArtWorks
Curated by Martha Bird
Gallery Café
University of Minnesota Landscape Arboretum
3675 Arboretum Drive, Chaska, MN 55318
April 29
Tea Room
Through a variety of mediums and personal connections each artist guides you into this liminal space. Inspired by the Minnesota landscape, nicknamed The Land of 10,000 Lakes, the art evokes a unique yet collective experience of a sense of place that reflects on water, our precious resource.
Program at 1:30 pm facilitated by Spectrum ArtWorks
Light catered snacks in Tea Room
Exhibiting Artists:
Ashley Adams
Cecile Bellamy
Martha Bird
Andrew Braunberger
Faye Buffington-Howell
Peter F. Hinze
Kandace Krause
Samuel L.
Matt LaCombe
Ruth Lais
Michaela Rachor
James E. Sjolin
Julia C. Spencer
Shining Starr
Wallace R. White
Facebook Event Page: https://www.facebook.com/events/231227984014333/


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Insiders claim Janet Jackson is willing to make a huge sacrifice in order to take her new baby on tour...
From Star Magazine
Janet is preparing to pull her golden parachute: a $200 million divorce payout. "She told Wissam that she won't take a dime of his money so long as he lets her take Eissa with her."
While its been reported that the "Rhythm Nation" singer, 51, has promised brother Randy will be on hand to babysit the 6-month-old boy, estranged husband Wissam Al Mana " won't sign off on the arrangement," a source tells Star. "He's never been a fan of Janet's family and doesn't think tour busses and private jets are any place to raise a child.Janet Jackson's tour kicks off in September.


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Question: What do sports, courtrooms and government have in common?
Answer: They operate in a zero-sum environment (the sum of the gains equals the sum of the losses). For someone to win in sports or in a courtroom, somebody else has to lose. In order to grant someone a government benefit, someone else has to pay an equivalent amount in taxes.
The business environment is different. Where companies operate freely, wealth is created, so there is more wealth to share.
When a company makes something new, the value of that item is added to the overall economy. The customer pays the company enough to cover the cost of manufacturing, plus enough profit to make the manufacturing worthwhile. The company becomes richer, the company gains. The customer gains, too. He has a new possession to replace the money he spent.
Nobody loses!
There is competition between companies, but they compete by improving products or lowering prices — the customers benefit.
Over-regulation can stifle the incentive to manufacture and the ability to compete. It can strangle this golden goose we call free enterprise!


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Listening skills
Featured in the Communication Skills training manual
By Sarah Cook
Category: Communication Skills
Credit price: 3 download credits (Single user)
This is a training activity that helps participants to develop their listening skills. We spend nearly half of our waking hours listening but often we only hear, rather than truly listen. Active listening skills are a key building block in developing effective relationships.
You introduce the training session via a listening skills activity. In groups, participants then discuss the barriers to active listening. You then discuss methods to demonstrate active listening. Finally, participants undertake a practical exercise to increase the effectiveness of their listening skills.
Who is it for: This training activity is intended for use by trainers to establish the importance of active listening skills with participants.
- Themes:
- Appraisal skills,
- Assertiveness skills,
- Coaching skills,
- Communication skills,
- Counselling skills,
- Facilitation skills,
- Meetings skills,
- Mentoring skills,
- Negotiation skills,
- Performance management,
- Recruitment and selection skills,
- Selling skills,
- Telephone skills,
- Training and development skills,
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Resources: View standard resources for Fenman training activities
Purpose: This listening skills training activity is intended for use by trainers to establish the importance of active listening skills as a key communication skill with participants and to give them the ability to increase the effectiveness of their listening skills. This training activity can be used as a stand-alone training session or as part of a communciation skills workshop. In addition it can be integrated into training workshops on topics such as counselling skills, appraisal, performance management and coaching skills, assertiveness skills, conflict management, mentoring, meetings skills, negotiation skills, recruitment and selection skills, selling skills, telephone skills and facilitation and training skills.Download the training activity, Listening skills as featured in the Fenman training manual; Communication Skills


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The RTG TV presenter Irina Pudova visited Stavropol Bread-Baking Plant and learnt secrets of local millers and recipe of Stavropol roand loaf known as a korovai*.
There are 1450 kilometers from Moscow to Stavropol. The population is 400 thousand people. Several bread-baking plants are involved in providing Stavropol with bread. The enterprise possesses its own mill complex. It's a complicated miltistep production. 60 tonnes are got from different mill sorts a day that are used to create masterpieces by Stavropol bakers. Irina Pudova was lucky to view not only the process of baking but even how flour is made of a grain.
*Korovai is a traditional Ukrainian, Russian and Polish bread, most often used at weddings, where it has great symbolic meaning.


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The ver.di youth education center: in the countryside, situated next to the river Havel.
The ver.di youth education center offers a wide variety of regularly changing meal options. A buffet serves up fresh food, including vegetarian dishes, salad, fruit, cake and fair-trade coffee. We can easily adapt to any allergies or religious dietary restrictions. Just let us know!


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U.S. Customs
If you export a product or receive imports in order to run your business, you should be informed about U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP). CBP is one of the Department of Homeland Security's largest and most complex components, with a priority mission of keeping terrorists and their weapons out of the U.S. It also has a responsibility for securing and facilitating trade and travel while enforcing hundreds of U.S. regulations, including immigration and drug laws. Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport is an international Customs and Border Protection Port of Entry with a resident CBP Port Director.
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Description | Documentation | Conditions of Use | Version History | Examples | Features
The Equilibria package contains a collection of Java classes that define a chemical system including its reactivity and solve equilibrium problems.
Author: David N. Blauch, Copyright 2000-2014 All Rights Reserved
Current Version: 3.0
Archive: equilibria.jar
The ChemEquilibria Applet provides a web-based interface for using the Equilibria Package.
|First public release
|Compiled for Java 1.6
|Jar file signed
The ChemEquilibria and Equilibria packages can be used to solve an arbitrary equilibrium problem. A series of examples illustrate this process.
All computations are performed using species activities. If the isIdeal property of the ChemSystem is true, then all activity coefficients are set to unity. If the isIdeal property is false, the activity coefficients of all pure solid, pure liquid, or gas-phase species are set to unity. The activity coefficients of solutes, however, are estimated using the extended Debye-Huckel equation. The user may explicitly define the ion-size parameter for each ChemSpecies. The default value is 4.5 angstroms. The parameters in the extended Debye-Huckel equations are calculated from the solution dielectric constant and the system temperature using methods defined in the Phase class.
Each Solution object provides the option of automatically balancing charge in the solution. When the autoChargeBalance property is true, the parse method in the Equilibria object automatically balances the charge in the system by adding a generic counter-ion solute to the solution in an amount that achieves electroneutrality. The counter-ion is labeled "X+" or "X-", depending upon whether a cation or anion is required, and has a charge of +1 or -1. This feature reduces the number of ChemSpecies and Species that the user must define. Users should exercise caution in using this feature when activity corrections are being performed. The influence of a monovalent spectator ion on the ionic strength of a solution differs from that of a polyvalent spectator ion. (Note: The X+ and X- Species are defined when any Solution is created. It is therefore possible to set the Debye-Huckel ion-size parameter for these Species by retrieving the Species with the phase's getSpecies method and then employing the setIonSize method for the Species.)
The autoChargeBalance feature is not available for solid, liquid, or gas phases. Pure solids and pure liquids contain a single compound that must be electrically neutral. All gas-phase species must also be neutral.
This software is written in Java, an object-oriented language. The edu.davidson.chm.equilibria is organized into the following object hierarchy.ChemSystem.class
The ChemSystem object describes the composition of the chemical system.
- Properties
- temperature (The system is isothermal.)
- pressure (If the system is isobaric, all phases of the system experience this pressure.)
- isIsobaric (If true, the pressure of the system is held at the specified value by varying the volumes of the gas phases. If false, each gas phase is isochoric.)
- isIdeal (If true, all activity coefficients are set to unity; otherwise the extended Debye-Huckel equation is employed to calculate activity coefficients for solutes.)
- label (A descriptive label may be defined.)
- Phases
- The ChemSystem object contains one or more Phase objects.
- Reactions
- The ChemSystem object contains one or more Reaction objects.
- Half-Reactions
- The ChemSystem object contains one or more HalfReaction objects.
The Phase object describes the composition of a chemical phase. Each Phase object is associated with a specific ChemSystem object.
- Properties
- label (A descriptive label is used to identify the phase.)
- physState (The physical state of the phase is 's' for a pure solid, 'l' for a pure liquid, 'g' for a gas, or 'd' for a solution.)
- density (The density is a fixed value, except for gases.)
- volume (The volume of the phase is calculated from the density of the phase and the mass of its components, except for a gas. If the ChemSystem is isobaric, the volume of the gas phase is adjusted to achieve the specified pressure. If the system is not isobaric, then the gas phase is isochoric with the volume specified by the user.)
- dielectricConstant (The dielectric constant is used to calculate parameters in the Extended Debye-Huckel equation.)
- isProtic (If a solution, this property indicates whether the solvent is protic or aprotic.)
- Species
- The Phase object contains one or more Species objects.
The Species object describes the properties of a chemical species as it exists within a specific phase. Each Species object is associated with a specific Phase object.
- Properties
- label (A descriptive label is used to identify the species. This label is identical to that of the ChemSpecies.
- chemSpecies (This object describes the intrinsic properties of the chemical species.)
- moles (The number of moles of the species in the phase.)
- analMoles (The analytical number of moles of the species in the phase.)
The ChemSpecies object describes the intrinsic properties (i.e., those properties that are independent of the phase in which the chemical species exists) of a chemical species.
- Properties
- label (A descriptive label is used to identify the chemical species.)
- charge (The charge on the chemical species as a multiple of the electron charge.)
- fw (The formula weight of the chemical species.)
- ionSize (The ion-size parameter, in angstroms, as used by the Extended Debye-Huckel equation.)
The Reaction object describes a chemical reaction.
- Properties
- label (A descriptive label is used to identify the Reaction.)
- K (The thermodynamic equilibrium constant uses the standard state of 1 mole/L concentration for solutes and and 1 atm partial pressures for gas-phase species.)
- refTemperature (The equilibrium constant is applicable at this reference temperature.)
- a and b (Parameters that characterize the temperature-dependence of the equilibrium constant.)
- Species
- The Reaction contains a collection of Species that are participants in the chemical reaction.
- Stoichiometric Coefficients
- A stoichiometric coefficient is associated with each Species. If the Species is a reactant, the stoichiometric coefficient is negative, otherwise the coefficient is positive.
The HalfReaction object describes a half-reaction.
- Properties
- label (A descriptive label is used to identify the HalfReaction.)
- Eo (The standard reduction potential uses the standard state of 1 mole/L concentration for solutes and and 1 atm partial pressures for gas-phase species.)
- refTemperature (The standard reduction potential is applicable at this reference temperature.)
- nEquiv (The number of equivalents for the reaction, i.e., the number of electrons transferred.)
- a, b, and c (Parameters that characterize the temperature-dependence of the standard potential.)
- Species
- The HalfReaction contains a collection of Species that are participants in the half-reaction.
- Stoichiometric Coefficients
- A stoichiometric coefficient is associated with each Species. If the Species is a reactant, the stoichiometric coefficient is negative, otherwise the coefficient is positive.
The Equilibria object provides methods for analyzing a chemical system and providing the solution to the equilibrium problem.
- Properties
- chemSystem (The ChemSystem object on which calculations are to be performed.)
Extended Classes
The Titration object provides methods for analyzing an experimental titration curve and for calculating titration curves. The object includes methods for curve-fitting experimental titration data.
- Properties
- chemSystem (The chemSystem object that describes the system for the titration. With the exception of the apply method, the properties of the chemSystem are not altered by the Titration object.)
- titrantLabel (The label identifying the titrant, which must be a Solution object.)
- sampleLabel (The label identifying the sample solution, which must be a Solution object.)
- Aqueous.class extends Solution.class
- The Aqueous object describes an aqueous solution. The solvent H2O, solutes H+ and OH-, and the auto-dissociation reaction, including its temperature dependence, are automatically defined.
- Gas.class extends Phase.class
- The Gas object describes a gas phase.
- Hydrogen_Ion.class extends ChemSpecies.class
- The Hydrogen_Ion object describes the intrinsic chemical properties of H+.
- Hydroxide_Ion.class extends ChemSpecies.class
- The Hydroxide_Ion object describes the intrinsic chemical properties of OH-.
- Liquid.class extends Phase.class
- The Liquid object describes a pure liquid phase. It contains only one Species.
- Solid.class extends Phase.class
- The Solid object describes a pure solid phase. It contains only one Species.
- Solution.class extends Phase.class
- The Solution object describes a liquid solution. Support is provided for a protic solvent and the associated auto-dissociation reaction. The solvent is treated as a pure liquid, and the solution may contain multiple solutes.
- Water.class extends ChemSpecies.class
- The Water object describes the intrinsic chemical properties of H2O.
Cell potentials can be determined through the use of the HalfReation method. HalfReactions are not employed in the actual equilibrium calculations, because it is assumed that no charge is actually passed through the electrodes. If the equilibrium problem involves a redox reaction, the user should explicitly formulate the redox reaction as an ordinary chemical reaction (not a half-reaction) and define the redox reaction using the Reaction method. The HalfReaction object is only used to determine cell potentials.
A ChemSpecies, Species, and Phase should be defined for each electrode. For example, a platinum electrode is a pure solid phase that contains Pt as its component Species. The ChemSystem object has a getPotential method that returns the half-cell potential for an electrode or the cell potential for a pair of electrodes. The getPotential method should be called after the equilibrium problem is solved.
The ChemEquilibria applet can read a text file and use the definitions contained therein to generate a set of ChemSpecies. The text file must have the following format: label, charge, formula weight[, ion-size];
All information following the ; is disregarded. A library of common inorganic species, inorganic.library is provided.
The library is read using the loadLibrary method; the only argument for this method is the full URL (including http://) for the library file. Java applet security restrictions prevent the applet from reading files from the local hard drive. In fact, applets are only allowed to access files from the same computer that supplied the applet (determined either from the web page URL or the codebase URL).
ChemSpecies.class contains a static method named createChemSpecies that returns a ChemSpecies object created from the specifications containing in a String using the same syntax as the loadLibrary method described above.
The Equilibria object contains two methods, getMassBalance and getChargeBalance, that return text representations of the mass-balance and charge-balance equations, respectively. The getMassBalance method has no arguments and returns an String array describing all mass-balance equations for the chemical system. Any linear combination of mass-balance and/or charge-balance equations is also a valid mass-balance equation, so this collection of equations is not unique.
The getChargeBalance method requires a Phase as the argument and returns the charge-balance equation for that phase. A charge-balance equation is only available for protic solutions. The charge-balance is equation is essentially a substitute for a mass-balance equation that includes the solvent. Because the solvent is present in much larger amounts than the solutes, it is generally numerically desirable to omit the solvent in calculations (where possible).
These equations are written in moles of each Species and the mass-balance equations include the analytical amounts of material specified by the user.
The parse method in the Equilibria object examines the ChemSystem to determine if the description of the chemical system contains any inconsistencies. The method returns true if no problems are found. If problems are found, false is returned and a set of descriptive messages may be retrieved using the getMessages method.
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ERIC Number: ED232445
Record Type: RIE
Publication Date: 1981
Pages: 10
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Some Observations on Navajo English.
Bartelt, H. Guillermo
Papers in Linguistics: International Journal of Human Communication, v14 n3 p377-385 1981
Aspects of Navajo English are examined to illustrate how Native American English differs from standard English of native speakers. Phonological, morphological, and syntactic characteristics of Navajo English are noted. Navajo English also differs from standard English in its approach to time frameworks and tenses. It is suggested that much of the idiosyncratic tense usage found in Navajo English is due to the use of English tenses for the expression of Navajo aspects and modes. Repetition is also a feature of Navajo English discourse that is used as a rhetorical device. Attempts have been made to describe Native American English varieties as autonomous linguistic systems which receive input from both standard English and Native American Languages at the phonological, morphological, syntactic, and discourse levels. (RW)
Descriptors: Bilingualism, English, Language Variation, Linguistic Borrowing, Navajo, Nonstandard Dialects
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: Linguistic Research, Inc., Edmonton (Alberta).


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We can't imagine the pain Lamar Odom, 35, must be feeling right now after his best friend Jamie Sangouthai passed away of a reported drug overdose on June 14. An insider told HollywoodLife.com EXCLUSIVELY that the former NBA star is pretty much inconsolable — so sad.
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Stars Over America – Time to VOTE
You all made me hold my breath again! Only four entries uploaded to flickr by seven am this morning. Again many have come through in time for the deadline – we have TEN fantastic entries this week!
For those of you just tuning in you can read more about Project Quilting Here: http://kimscraftyapple.blogspot.com/2010/04/project-quilting.html
and about the fifth challenge of Season 1 Here:
CHALLENGE WINNERS: There will be two winners for this challenge – one for the public vote and one for the 'judged vote' – Diane, Barb, guest judge Nancy, and guest judge Sara.
The winner of the JUDGES Vote will receive 4 fat quarters (their choice) from FabricAlaCarte AND a $10 gift certificate from the FatQuarterShop!
The winner of the PUBLIC Vote will receive a pattern with instructions for the complete 'Maggie' doll, hair and clothing from Carolee Creations - SewSweet Dolls AND a $10 gift certificate from the FatQuarterShop!
Voting closes at 7pm CDT on Friday, July 16th.
A RANDOMLY Drawn Participant will win a pattern for Barb's Where's the Point Quilt and second drawn participant will win the pattern for Diane's Prairie Star Quilt.
Don't forget! Everyone that enters can decide if they want their name entered in a drawing for $50 off the 2010 Quilts by Barb Quilt - Papercraft - Scrapbooking Getaway Weekend!
I will also be sending everyone their rank (somewhere between 1 and 10 – be sure you've emailed me {firstname.lastname@example.com} your email address) and any critique's the judges have about your creation. The top 3 scoring projects will be posted on my blog this weekend.
PUBLIC WINNERS: I will also be giving out a prize to the public. You'll find out how to WIN at the bottom of this post after you've checked out each of our challengers entries.
And now here are all the entries – in no particular order…
***Please note – I have left the images smaller than I normally do as I've received some feedback that my blog was loading slowly – hopefully this will help that issue. I strongly URGE you to take closer looks at the project by checking out their submittals on the flickr group:http://www.flickr.com/groups/1401824@N21/
Quilter: MoranArtandQuiltsThe story of Dreams and Remembrance
19.5" x 26"
I decided to do a literal interpretation of this week's challenge. I found a fabulous piece of batik for the country and at this point cut out the stars, too. I then decided to give the stars some punch with the shadow colors behind them. I appliquéd all those down and thought it would be neat to write on the stars places I've been and places I'd like to see someday; hence the name.
So I chose several places and marked them on the map by sewing down some thin ribbon. I knew this quilt needed more but because I have to leave today on a short trip I wouldn't be able to get anymore done. My thought was to put a word or two along the bottom; maybe the title. This quilt really turned into a more personal thing for me with the destinations. It's amazing how these projects can change as we work on them.
Catherine from Columbus, OH
Quilter: Quilties
The story of 'Fireworks':
My interpretation of stars over America is the fireworks that were blazing over America everywhere on July 4th (or 5th in Urbandale due to rain!) My boys had the best time with the fireworks this year and I am giving this to my three year old, Brennan, who saw fireworks for this first time this year. The background is a deep blueish, rainbow batik that looked just like the night sky to me, and has big flower bursts that look like fireworks. Then I used metallic silver and pink paint sticks to do some of the fireworks and thread play to do the rest. I used shiny rayon threads, that really sparkle and added a little more sparkle with beads and sequins. The silhouette on the bottom symbolizes with America with its trees and houses.
Oops, the size is 16" x 22".
- Emma Thomas-McGinnis, Urbandale IA
Quilter: LoveBugStudios
The Story:
This quilt is named "United Concensus", and is intentionally misspelled because I intend to update this quilt with 2010 census data as soon as it is released.
I knew I wanted to represent each state with a star on my quilt, so I designed this layout with 50 nesting stars. The smallest block is 2" finished, and the largest is 12". California is represented by the large focal blue block in the center, and Texas is the red block in the upper left, but don't infer any political references in the red state/blue state representations! Those were determined purely for aesthetic purposes. Each state will be assigned to a star based on their 2010 census population, and a label will be added to the back with a legend showing where each state is positioned in the quilt. (I guessed at CA & TX because of a 2009 population estimate that suggests CA will continue to be most populous.)
Each of the 50 star blocks were pieced using the liberated quilt method made popular by Gwen Marston.
For the quilting, I decided to free-motion quilt the words to the National Anthem, "The Star Spangled Banner." It was really fun figuring out how to get all the words on there without running out of room, and ultimately I decided to just run the sentences together. I didn't want the quilting to be a distraction, so it's done in yellow, but there are some additional photo closeups to show some of the detail.
To finish off this quilt, I took the finished top to my local quilt shop (Quilt Play in Grayslake, IL) and auditioned a few fabrics. I loved the blue polka dot that one of the ladies showed me, but then I found a red, white, blue, and yellow plaid that I couldn't resist. So they both came home. Of course, with a liberated quilt such as this, a straight binding would not do, so I did wonky prairie points to finish it off.
The Kona Snow (white) & the block centers are from my stash; the yellow was purchased along with the fabric for the prairie points. This quilt was made in Hainesville, IL and measures 43" square (from the tips of the largest prairie points.)
Quilter: QuiltingDiva
The Story:
When I thought about the challenge, I was trying to think about what is "America" to me... Growing up in Maine, I thought about the lighthouse. I also knew I wanted to incorporate fun, colorful, beachy fabrics. It is machine pieced, machine appliqué and machine quilted. I used my vast array of batik fabrics to imitate a nighttime sky and sandy beach. I quilted wet sand and star rays. It features 3 bright stars and a lighthouse with an embellished button light. The border is a soft beige star print to complete the theme. This quilt is being held by 2 oversized clothes pins I purchased at Joann Fabrics. These clothespins measure 7 1/2" long. This quilt measures approximately 22" x 20" and was made in Tampa, Florida.
Quilter: Karen's Crafty World
The Story:
Well, as you can see, I took the theme quite literally. I thought of this idea as soon as I saw the challenge. All the fabric came from my scrap bag...which is really getting workout with these PQ challenges!
I started out by finding a template of the US on line and then printed it out in poster size I cut it out to make a pattern. I then sewed a bunch of scraps together to emulate the flag.( I didn't have a lot of royal blue fabric, so I used what was in the scrap bag instead of cutting into a new piece.) Once I had all the strips sewn together, I quilted it with a large stipple. I then traced my US pattern onto the piece. Before I cut it out, though, I taught myself a new technique called 'couching'. I took skinny black ribbon (which is the other color I used for this quilt) and zigzagged (twice around) over it to make a nice outlined border. It 's a fun technique and I'll definitely be using it a lot!. I also used this technique with the stars. After outlining the US and the stars, I then cut them out. I'll have a posting on my blog (karenscraftyworld.blogspot.com) in the next day or two of the process pics.
My nephew, Jack, who is 6, was over yesterday and saw the almost finished wall hanging and said, "Oh Auntie, I love it, can I have it?" I said, "Maybe...." ....knowing for sure now where this piece was going to hang (in his room, of course!)
After I finished it the next day, I snuck over to my sister's house while they were at the pool and hung it up in his room. He was thrilled to have it, and I think I was even more thrilled to give it to him!
The US measures approx. 30x19 and the stars are approx. 8x8. All supplies came from my stash. I spent 0 dollars. I love that!!!
This project was made in Elgin, IL
Quilter: Sarah b
The Story Behind 'Twinkle Twinkle'
I created paper foundation patterns for the stars. I have been wanting to paper piece stars for years and this challenge finally gave me the opportunity!
As an additional challenge to myself, I drew all the stars freehand and let them all be a little wonky. Then to add to the out-of-my-normal I crazy pieced the stars into blocks.
I chose fabric scraps from the stash I collected for all my kid's baby quilts. The blues are all my son's though. :) Some of the blues contains touches of a dark red and while. As my additional color I chose creamy tans.
The "Stars Above America" theme lead me to the song, "Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star," one of my son's favorites. This will be a wall hanging in his room.
I finished this quilt using the pillowcase method and then couched tea-stained fuzzy yarn to the edge. I machine quilted every 1/4" or so, echoing the stars.
I create in Colorado.
Quilter: PennyFabricArt
The Story:
I started this by thinking about what's classic American, and thought "apple pie." Putting star patterns in pie crusts is pretty common, so I thought I'd make some placemats or trivets with starry pies on them - a set of Apple, Blueberry, Key Lime, and Pecan.
I had a lot of that red, white & blue star fabric in my stash (that I had failed to sell in my destash shop!), so I was just going to use that for the background under the pies. But that ended up looking really boring.
Since I had so much of that fabric, I decided to make a picnic blanket, with pies ready-made for the picnic! I used big easy star patterns from the Stars by Magic book, then appliquéd the pies to the finished quilt.
There's a layer of batting in each pie, which I quilted separately from the quilt, plus an extra layer of batting under each pie when I appliquéd them to the quilt, so they have a little 3-d effect. I whip-stitched some yarn around the edge of each pie to offset them a little like a pie pan edge.
Apple: My Nana used to fold the pie crust in half and cut stars out like making paper snowflakes. I did that with this flannel pie crust to make the holes, then put a brown marbled fabric underneath to look like the apples.
Key Lime: For the key lime pie I used a flannel print for the graham cracker crust, then appliquéd on little whipped cream puffs.
Pecan: I couldn't find a good fabric for the pecans, so I bought a bag of them, photographed them and laser printed them onto cotton sheets. Then cut them out and fused them onto a gold fabric with metallic flecks.
Blueberry: The blueberry pie is a cool Kaffe Fassett print with stars cut out like pie dough and appliquéd on top.
All the fabrics were from stash. I spent just under $10 on pecans (to photograph!) and the gray yarn. Made in CT, USA
Measures 48" square.
Quilter: Kathleen's QuiltsThe Story behind 'God's Grace':
My interpretation was very literal - I made stars over the word America.
The first step was to piece the word 'America' using 1.5" squares of creams and gold/yellows. To add some color and to create a frame for the letters (and for the stars) I added 1/8" border of red around each letter block. Seven flag blocks of red, white and blue hang below the word. I didn't care for the look of the white stripes in the flags - too stark against the creams and golds - so I brewed some tea and steeped the blocks... no more white! For the stars to hang over America I made a gold background with staggered blocks of red. The stars are blue and filled with several layers of batting to make them puffy. To join the upper and lower pieces I added a strip of cream to the bottom of the gold and a strip of gold to the top of the cream.
Now for the fun part. The red blocks have letters appliquéd in them, upside down. The blue stars are backed with red stars. The flag blocks are backed with gold stars on a blue background. Turn the entire quilt upside down so the top is the bottom and the bottom is the top, and you again have "Stars Over America"! Or you can hang the quilt over a fence or railing and have a quilt on each side!
Quilting is in the ditch on the gold half and along the dividing stripes. The cream half is quilted with random little stars.
The stars and flags are hung with several strands of embroidery floss wound over red beads
And the name...as I worked I found myself singing just one line from "America The Beautiful" over and over. 'America, America, God shed His Grace on thee'
43" x 47" Created in Cissna Park, IL
Quilter: SpringWaterDesigns
The Story of Americana Celebration:
I love traditional patriotic quilts so for the Project Quilting theme Stars over America I used scraps of reds, whites, and blues, and added gold to make this cute Americana style table runner and named it Americana Celebration in honor of the 4th of July. I had to make a quick project this week because of other deadlines that I had to meet, so I used some quick cutting and piecing methods to put this one together. It measures 18" x 36" and is quilted in the ditch, and with free motion stars and loops in the borders. I used the same great patriotic fabric for the backing that I used for the inner border. I made this project in Jessup, Maryland USA
~ Dawn, Spring Water Designs
Quilter: KimsCraftyApple
The Story of 'Galaxies Converge':
I took the 'Stars over America' Challenge to a more literal meaning - the actual stars over America - or the Galaxy. I started with one square of galaxy printed fabric, one of a glittery navy blue that reminded me of stars and then two separate squares from my hand-dyed fabric and converged them using Ricky Timm's Method.
Once the main part was converged I bordered it with a strip of black and then some more of the same fabric I used in the main portion. I cut out planets and stars from the galaxy print and appliquéd it into different portions of the quilt.
I then fused three different colors of Angelina Fiber together to create sort of shooting stars or comets in the lower right quadrant of the quilt. I free motion quilted this piece with rays and swirls.
Approximate Dimension: 36" x 36"
Created in Poynette, WI
Public Prize!
This weeks randomly drawn (www.random.org) public prize will win this beautiful Rustic Wood Needle Case from midnightcoiler. Read below on how you have seven chances to win!
SEVEN Chances to WIN!
Entry 1: REQUIRED! Leave a comment on your favorite entry (or at least that you voted) and vote for your favorite on the poll on the upper left hand side of the blog. - ***MUST DO***
Optional/Additional Entries – please note – if you want to qualify for these additional entries you must leave a SEPERATE comment for each – if you already follow or are a fan, etc just leave comments saying each. If you write everything in ONE comment you only will have ONE entry…
Entry 2: Follow my blog.
Entry 3: Tweet about this fantastic contest with hashtag #PQstars(important or I won't know you did it)
Entry 4: Become a Fan of Project QUILTING on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/ProjectQUILTING
Entry 5: add my Project Quilting 'Grab my Blinkie' to your blog or blog about my giveaway (link your blog or post in your comment, please)
Entry 6: Head on over to midnightcoiler and let me know your favorite item in the store!
Entry 7: Sign up for my newsletter in the upper right corner of this page!
*prizes can only be one by those in the US*
***Participants in project quilting ARE allowed to enter in the public poll/contest as well.***
This means you have SEVEN chances to win! I need you to write each of these entries as different comments in order to qualify you for all seven entries and include your email address. If you don't include your email address I won't be able to contact you when you win and I will have to choose a new winner. I will be picking the winner on Saturday, July 17th.
Good luck to everyone and fantastic job!
30 comments:
- CHRISTINA ARMSTRONG said...
So do I just comment here?
So ok. I'm commenting! lol
(and I follow your blog, I think.)
- July 11, 2010 at 3:41 PM
- CHRISTINA ARMSTRONG said...
Ok, I posted your blinkie on my blog:
www.xanga.com/ingodzhndz I'll have to go and change my settings to public so that you can see it, though.
- July 11, 2010 at 3:58 PM
- CHRISTINA ARMSTRONG said...
I tweeted but when I clicked on the 'hashtag', it said it couldn't be found. Not sure what's up with that....I even looked it up.
- July 11, 2010 at 3:59 PM
- CHRISTINA ARMSTRONG said...
I'm a fan of Project Quilting!
- July 11, 2010 at 4:00 PM
- CHRISTINA ARMSTRONG said...
when I tried to sign up for your newsletter, there are no links there to direct me. Is there a trick?
- July 11, 2010 at 4:02 PM
- CHRISTINA ARMSTRONG said...
voted on my favorite
- July 11, 2010 at 4:02 PM
- Kim's Crafty Apple said...
Christina - I think you have to follow with Google Connect first and then it gives you an option to receive the newsletter...I could be wrong...
It's the first time this hashtag has been used to you just type in and that's how it will start...
- July 11, 2010 at 4:05 PM
- CHRISTINA ARMSTRONG said...
Went to midnightcoiler's shop...LOVE the metallic purple gourd birdhouse!
- July 11, 2010 at 4:09 PM
- CHRISTINA ARMSTRONG said...
Found it on twitter...
As far as the connect goes....google blogger/connect is a bit confusing for me, which is another reason why I use Xanga to blog with. Plus, I learned it a long time before blogger/blogspot got as popular!
- July 11, 2010 at 4:12 PM
- The Hillbilly Wife said...
I voted. Once again, a very very hard choice to make. I will refrain from publicly stating which I voted for, but I will say it wasn't easy!!
- July 11, 2010 at 5:23 PM
- The Hillbilly Wife said...
I follow your blog, how could I not??!!
- July 11, 2010 at 5:24 PM
- The Hillbilly Wife said...
I am a fan on facebook, name Tonya Owens
- July 11, 2010 at 5:24 PM
- Eileen said...
it's just wonderful to see the creativity in these and other project contests you've had. i love what people have come up with. love several but the one that really spoke to me was fireworks--it totally reminded me of being a child watching fireworks on the top of our old black packard and thinking they were going to fall on me. it was such an exciting experience to a four year old. this quilt brings that back and 60 more years of memories
- July 11, 2010 at 6:01 PM
- Eileen said...
oh, my goodness!! so hard to pick just one of those wonderful things. i'd have to say any of the heart pins, especially the romance one.
- July 11, 2010 at 6:05 PM
- Jaci said...
What a great diversity of ideas! It is so hard to choose, but I did! Kim, I love the color and motion in yours and I love Quilties fireworks :)
- July 11, 2010 at 6:47 PM
- Jaci said...
I tweeted :)
- July 11, 2010 at 6:49 PM
- Jaci said...
I'm already a fan :)
- July 11, 2010 at 6:50 PM
- Jaci said...
I love Gourd Birdhouse, Purple Palace Nest Box, Contemporary Lavender Pearl with Pink Stripes in Midnightcoiler's shop!
- July 11, 2010 at 6:53 PM
- Sandie said...
Love the fireworks quilt by Quilties!! I voted and left a comment on her flickr page.
zaftig2k at yahoo dot com
- July 11, 2010 at 7:53 PM
- Sandie said...
I follow your blog!
zaftig2k at yahoo dot com
- July 11, 2010 at 7:54 PM
- Sandie said...
I already follow you on facebook.
zaftig2k at yahoo dot com
- July 11, 2010 at 7:55 PM
- Sandie said...
And, I have your button on my blog!
zaftig2k at yahoo dot com
- July 11, 2010 at 7:55 PM
- Pat said...
Don't put me in for the prizes...as I've been lucky lately on another big giveaway and like for others to have a chance. I just wanted you to know what an INCREDIBLE project this was and how much I enjoyed seeing all these completed quilts AND reading about them. (Kathleen sent me here...I'm one of her followers on her blog...and I'm glad she gave the link to check this out!)
- July 12, 2010 at 6:29 AM
- Quiltilicious said...
I voted!
- July 12, 2010 at 6:46 AM
- TeresaM said...
I got my vote in Kim!
- July 12, 2010 at 7:41 AM
- TeresaM said...
I follow your blog!
- July 12, 2010 at 7:42 AM
- TeresaM said...
I'm a fan on FB too!
- July 12, 2010 at 7:42 AM
- kimbuktu said...
I think I enjoy the stories behind the quilts as much as the quilts themselves. Wonderful works of art. I love how this challenge stretches the quilters to use materials, skills, and ideas outside their normal realm.
- July 12, 2010 at 7:46 AM
- scottylover said...
It sure was hard, but I voted! They all are winners in my book, just by getting something finished!
Sandy A
- July 13, 2010 at 8:21 PM
- janaemadsen said...
I voted!
- July 14, 2010 at 1:32 PM
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